Homocons

CBS News reports: In the early evening on April 17, 2017, a Chase Bank security officer in Seattle watched through an ATM’s camera as a man approached and removed a card-skimming device. Moments later, police officers pounced, arresting the man, Gustavo Ribeiro Trelha, then an Orlando, Florida, resident. The case would lead to a guilty plea and Trelha’s deportation back …

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: The Log Cabin Republicans, an organization that claims to “[represent] LGBT conservatives and straight allies who support fairness, freedom, and equality,” announced its 2023 class of Outspoken Ambassadors today. Outspoken Ambassadors, the organization explained, are social media “influences” who will offer “charismatic and thoughtful perspectives at a time when so many people feel …

CNN reports: Embattled Rep. George Santos is contemplating a nightmare scenario for House Republicans: Trying to stick it out in Congress, even if he is indicted on criminal charges. After previously signaling to Republicans he wouldn’t seek reelection, Santos has recently been telling people he is considering running for a second term, according to multiple Republican sources, and privately insists …

“Look, you had Congresswoman Slotkin in tears. You had Governor Gretchen Whitmer in tears. Both of them completely emotional, off the rails going to a far-left progressive idea that somehow they and government must act to protect our kids. “First of all, the problem that I have is raising the bar and telling everybody that government, somehow, is going to …

The New York Times reports: Representative George Santos has spent his campaign money in plenty of conspicuous ways, from lavish hotel stays in Las Vegas and Palm Beach, Fla., to an unusual slew of payments for exactly $199.99 — two cents below the threshold where receipts would be required. But deep within Mr. Santos’s campaign filings, The New York Times …

The Wrap reports: “Campaign of Deceit: The Election of George Santos,” which premieres Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET, unpacks the New York Republican’s trail of lies by following his humble roots from a basement in Queens to one of Long Island’s wealthiest suburbs. Santos declined to participate in the CBS Reports documentary despite multiple requests. CBS News correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns …

NBC News reports: Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., said in an interview on Thursday that Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., consoled him after his tense exchange this week with Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, but Sinema’s office says she never spoke to Santos. Santos told Newsmax Thursday evening that after Romney lashed out at him ahead of Tuesday’s State of the Union address, …

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: Congressman George Santos said he, “would have never gotten the nomination from the Nassau County GOP” if he had not lied about his college education, but otherwise maintained he did not run “a campaign of deceit and deception,” in a Newsmax interview Thursday night. “I would have never gotten the nomination from the Nassau …

ABC News reports: The Federal Election Commission is asking embattled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., to clarify by March 14 if he’s running again in 2024, according to a letter sent by the agency. The letter, sent to Santos on Tuesday, noted that his primary campaign committee, Devolder-Santos for Congress, reported raising and spending funds for the 2024 election, triggering a …

Politico reports: Rep. George Santos was charged with theft in Pennsylvania’s Amish Country in 2017 after a series of bad checks were written in his name to dog breeders, according to the court and a lawyer friend who helped him address the charge. Just days after $15,125 in checks were made out for “puppies,” according to the memo lines, Santos …

CBS News reports: A group of House Democrats on Thursday filed a resolution seeking to expel embattled New York’s Republican Rep. George Santos from Congress, as new details emerge about federal scrutiny into his work for a company accused of running a Ponzi scheme. “We gave him plenty of time to resign, and he has chosen not to do so,” …

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: Embattled Republican Congressman George Santos will be part of his first classified briefing on Thursday. Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters off camera that “yes” he was okay with the Long Island congressman being at the classified briefing about the China spy balloon. “We’re going to do a classified briefing for all members in the …

The Independent reports: George Santos has responded to reporters after being confronted by Mitt Romney on the floor of the House Tuesday evening. On Wednesday, Mr Santos insinuated that the incident was somehow a transgression against Mr Romney’s Mormon faith. Mr Santos is not a member of the Church of Latter-Day Saints. “I think it’s reprehensible that the Senator would …

Axios reports: Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.) called Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) “a sociopath” on CNN Wednesday morning for continuing to seek out attention even as he faces a number of investigations into his background, financial disclosures and campaign finances. He’s all about the rhetoric,” LaLota said of Santos. “He’s all about the drama. And he’s fallen far below the standard …

CNN reports: Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah told GOP Rep. George Santos of New York: “You don’t belong here,” according to a member who witnessed the tense exchange in the House of Representatives chamber Tuesday night. After the speech, Romney told CNN he criticized Santos for standing in the front aisle “trying to shake hands” with the president and …

Congress Minutes reports: Dozens of constituents from Rep. George Santos’ (R-N.Y.) district called on the beleaguered New York Republican to resign — or demanded House GOP leadership call a vote to expel him. Constituents waved a number of signs including those that read “I believe in Santa more than Santos,” “Scamtos,” and “Sashay away George.” They chanted: “Force him out!” …

CNN reports: New York Rep. George Santos is now facing an investigation from the House Ethics Committee, a probe that could derail his already imperiled political career depending on the secretive panel’s findings. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy confirmed to CNN on Tuesday that the embattled freshman is under investigation by the committee, something that even Republicans acknowledge could lead to …

ABC News reports: New York Rep. George Santos, who continues to claim his mother was in downtown Manhattan on 9/11 despite immigration documents indicating she wasn’t even in the United States, has invited a former ground zero volunteer firefighter to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. According to a Monday news release from Santos’ office, his …

Raw Story reports: Scandal-plagued Rep. George Santos (R-NY) got hit with yet another allegation of misconduct when a former aide accused him of sexual harassment. “It’s comical,” Santos said of the allegations. “Of course, I deny that claim.” According to Derek Myers, Santos asked him if he had a profile on dating app Grindr just two days after he started …

The Insider reports: Rep. George Santos has doubled down on claims that his mother died due to 9/11 and dismissed immigration records showing that she was in Brazil when the attack occurred. Santos has claimed in a new interview with OANN’s Caitlin Sinclair, published Saturday, that he never claimed his mother died on the day of the terror attack, “but …